Facilities Manager (Portsmouth)

Historic England; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

28 days holiday

Free site entries (English Heritage)

Job summary

Historic England in Portsmouth is seeking a Facilities Manager to deliver a consistent FM service across our offices, ensuring compliant, accessible, comfortable and attractive workplaces that support productivity and wellbeing.

Based at Fort Cumberland, this full‑time fixed-term contract offers a strong benefits package, including a generous pension, 28 days holiday and opportunities for development; you will champion the Estates Strategy and manage external contractors and a multi-site

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple sites.
• Proven facilities management knowledge.
• Line management experience.
• Health & safety awareness and management.
• Conflict management and experience dealing with external contractors and suppliers.
• Experience of devising planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a consistent FM service across all offices.
• Deliver compliant, accessible, comfortable and attractive workplaces which enable productivity and encourage wellbeing and diversity.
• Champion the Estates Strategy and implement national facilities management initiatives locally.

Skills

Site management

Facilities management

Health & Safety

Contractor management

PPM planning

Line management

Job description

Facilities Manager (Portsmouth)

Historic England is the public organisation that brings new life to heritage to build a better future for every place and everyone.

Historic England has a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Facilities Manager (Portsmouth).

This is a full time, 6 month Fixed Term Contract based in our Fort Cumberland office.

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here.

What you will be doing

As our Facilities Manager, you will ensure a consistent FM service is provided across all offices by delivering compliant, accessible, comfortable and attractive workplaces which enable productivity and encourage wellbeing and diversity. You will champion the Estates Strategy and participate in the development of national facilities management initiatives and implement them locally.

Essential requirements

• Relevant experience managing multiple sites
• Proven Facilities Management Knowledge
• Line management experience
• Health & Safety awareness and management
• Conflict management and experience dealing with external contractors and suppliers
• Experience of devising planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes

Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.

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Company: Historic England Salary: £35,000 to £35,000 a year, pro rata Hours: Full-time Location: Portsmouth, PO4 9LD Working pattern: On-site Job type: Contract Posting date: 12 Nov 2026 Closing date: 23 Nov 2026